Fresh Butter Beans With Orange, Apple And Roasted Garlic

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups shelled fresh butter beans (lima)
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 large oranges, segmented
• 1 large granny smith apple, peeled, cored and finely grated
• 1 tablespoon shredded fresh basil leaf
• 1 teaspoon roasted garlic puree

Recipe

• 1 place lima beans in a wide, shallow saute pan large enough to accommodate the beans in a single layer. add the orange juice, sugar and garlic puree to the pan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. cook until 90% of the liquid has evaporated and the lima beans have a sugar-orange glaze.
• 2 remove the pan from the heat and place the beans in a mixing bowl with the remaining ingredients. divide among six plates and serve.